Volitions Advocate on 7/4/2010 at 20:54
If you've been prompted in the last couple of days to download the new system update for your ps3 be warned, It will remove the ability to partition your Hard Drive and install an "other OS" I downloaded the update and it warned me of this before I installed so I cancelled. It probably wont make a difference to most users here, but I'm not about to give up Ubuntu in my living room.
Matthew on 7/4/2010 at 22:10
I have a Slim so ... yay.
Zerker on 7/4/2010 at 22:32
I tried it for a day, but I didn't really have any particular use for it, as I already have a Mac Mini connected to my TV. I did a backup and reformat to get rid of it a little while ago.
But this is pretty lousy for people who actually do use the feature.
Volitions Advocate on 7/4/2010 at 22:33
according to the link Malf posted, this guy's hack will actually give slims the ability to install OtherOS.
what I would really like is some way to do a custom partition (something other than 90/10) and to take away the protected environment so I can use the video card in linux.
acutally it would be nice to do this natively, the PS3 is the coolest console because it mostly does act like a computer, they should give us a little more freedom to use it like one.
Malf on 7/4/2010 at 22:43
Quote Posted by Volitions Advocate
according to the link Malf posted, this guy's hack will actually give slims the ability to install OtherOS.
what I would really like is some way to do a custom partition (something other than 90/10) and to take away the protected environment so I can use the video card in linux.
acutally it would be nice to do this natively, the PS3 is the coolest console because it mostly does act like a computer, they should give us a little more freedom to use it like one.
Would be nice. One of the first accessories I bought for it was a wireless keyboard, and it served as a fair replacement for my PC last year when I was having problems as my main desktop.
I'm even tempted to whack in a new, large hard disk, but the only thing holding me back is that apparently, Demon's Souls saves are protected, and don't transfer.
Ostriig on 8/4/2010 at 14:09
My Slim's still running 3.15, guess I don't have any sort of auto-update enabled or anything. All the better, if the (
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=241848) complaints are accurate, probably worth waiting for a while. It's not like I use the thing for any online content, not yet anyway.
Quote Posted by Volitions Advocate
what I would really like is some way to do a custom partition (something other than 90/10) and to take away the protected environment so I can use the video card in linux.
Yeah, that would likely present some interesting opportunities. I think I recall a mention of someone looking into the video card issue, but not sure.
Here's a question, though, I'm not really familiar with the matter - if you can hack the thing to (re)allow installing Linux, what's preventing a similar approach to putting Windows on it? Is it a lack of Windows drivers for the hardware, or what else?
Phatose on 8/4/2010 at 14:39
There is no version of windows for the cell processor.
Bluegrime on 8/4/2010 at 15:50
I can't install Linux on my video game console? Outrage.
CCCToad on 8/4/2010 at 15:57
Installed it, but never used it. It just ran at a snail's pace.
